Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (NASDAQ:VTWO)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $102.17 and last traded at $101.8920, with a volume of 3195640 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $100.94.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $13.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $98.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.88.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a $0.3428 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the third quarter worth $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 456.1% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF by 209.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $40,000.

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap stocks VTWO was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.